I am a stickler when it comes to checking and maintaining my oil levels.
I was wondering why my oil level had dropped since I did a filter change at 17,500kms. I had topped off the oil level to right on the full line on the dipstick and now that I have done 20,000kms it had dropped about 2-3mm on the dipstick. I started to worry that I was burning oil.
I decided that there maybe something in the fact that the oil does indeed expand when warm/hot compared to when it is cold.
I have now checked the oil after about an hour after turning the motor off(to let it all drain to the sump properly) instead of in the morning when it has cooled to room temp. The oil level is right on the full mark when warm and when checked in the morning it is down 2-3mm.
It was quite disconcerting as when I was using the dino oil up to 12,500kms, it wasn't using any oil, so I was quite worried when I THOUGHT it was burning the fully synthetic. The time when I was running the dino oil was in summer, so when I checked it in the morning there was very little difference in oil level, due, I guess, to the fact that it is still very warm on a summers morn. Now that it is winter and I am running the fully synthetic the difference when the motor is warm and the very cool winter morning temp is quite marked.
Just a little tip for anyone checking oil, especially for our American friends as it gets even colder over there.
Has anyone else noticed this?
I was wondering why my oil level had dropped since I did a filter change at 17,500kms. I had topped off the oil level to right on the full line on the dipstick and now that I have done 20,000kms it had dropped about 2-3mm on the dipstick. I started to worry that I was burning oil.
I decided that there maybe something in the fact that the oil does indeed expand when warm/hot compared to when it is cold.
I have now checked the oil after about an hour after turning the motor off(to let it all drain to the sump properly) instead of in the morning when it has cooled to room temp. The oil level is right on the full mark when warm and when checked in the morning it is down 2-3mm.
It was quite disconcerting as when I was using the dino oil up to 12,500kms, it wasn't using any oil, so I was quite worried when I THOUGHT it was burning the fully synthetic. The time when I was running the dino oil was in summer, so when I checked it in the morning there was very little difference in oil level, due, I guess, to the fact that it is still very warm on a summers morn. Now that it is winter and I am running the fully synthetic the difference when the motor is warm and the very cool winter morning temp is quite marked.
Just a little tip for anyone checking oil, especially for our American friends as it gets even colder over there.
Has anyone else noticed this?